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Somerset: Man remains in custody after stabbing in village

BBC Police standing at Worle High Street, in Somerset,BBC
A weapon was seized at the scene, police said

A man remains in custody after a stabbing which led to another man being airlifted to hospital.

Police were called to High Street in Worle, North Somerset, at 16:30 BST on Tuesday.

A man in his sixties was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and a weapon seized.

The injured man, in his fifties, is in hospital in a stable condition with non life-threatening wounds.

Worle High Street was closed for investigation work between Bideford Road and Westwood Close until about 20:30 BST on Tuesday.

Officers also carried out house-to-house enquiries, Avon and Somerset Police said.

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